# RCW 70A.208.010: RCW 70A.208.010: Findings—Intent > Washington · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S010 ## Section - **Citation:** RCW 70A.208.010 - **Heading:** RCW 70A.208.010: Findings—Intent - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 208 / Section 010 ## Text (1) The legislature finds that, as of 2025: (a) Washington's statewide waste recovery rate has been generally static since 2011 and Washington is not meeting the statewide goal of 50 percent recycling established in 1989; and (b) Many residents, particularly those who live in rural areas and in multifamily residences, do not have access to convenient or affordable curbside recycling, and must rely on taking recyclables to drop box locations, and that extended producer responsibility programs could make curbside recycling available and affordable for most people in the state. (2)(a) It is the intent of the legislature to require extended producer responsibility programs for consumer packaging and paper products to be implemented in a manner that involves producers in material management from design concept to end of life. (b) It is intended that these programs be responsibly planned and funded in a manner that minimizes negative impacts to the environment and minimizes risks to public health and worker health and safety. It is also intended that these programs build and expand on the existing waste and recycling system's infrastructure and reliance on the authority of local governments and the utilities and transportation commission in solid waste management. (c) It is the intent of the legislature that Washington should maintain the successful public-private partnership between state, local government, and solid waste and recycling service providers. The legislature does not intend to diminish or displace the primary role of the utilities and transportation commission and local governments in regulating or contracting directly with service providers for the curbside collection of residential recyclables. Local governments maintain their existing authority to collect, contract for collection with solid waste and recycling service providers, or defer to solid waste collection services regulated by the utilities and transportation commission. (3) It is the intent of the legislature for the 2029 legislature to consider the draft plans submitted by producer responsibility organizations to the department of ecology in October 2028, prior to the approval of such plans by the department of ecology taking effect. It is the intent of the legislature for the 2029 legislature to consider the draft plans submitted in October 2028 and the independent analysis carried out by January 2029, of those submitted draft plans, in order for the 2029 legislature to determine whether to amend the requirements of this chapter, to make other recycling policy changes including the potential establishment of a bottle deposit return program, or to allow that the proposed plan and program under this chapter be implemented in full. ## Nearby sections - [RCW 70A.208.010 RCW 70A.208.010: Findings—Intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S010.md) - [RCW 70A.208.020 RCW 70A.208.020: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S020.md) - [RCW 70A.208.030 RCW 70A.208.030: Producer and producer responsibility organization registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S030.md) - [RCW 70A.208.040 RCW 70A.208.040: Producer and producer responsibility organization responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S040.md) - [RCW 70A.208.050 RCW 70A.208.050: Advisory council.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S050.md) - [RCW 70A.208.060 RCW 70A.208.060: Duties of department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S060.md) - [RCW 70A.208.070 RCW 70A.208.070: Service provider registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S070.md) - [RCW 70A.208.080 RCW 70A.208.080: Service provider responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S080.md) - [RCW 70A.208.090 RCW 70A.208.090: Statewide collection lists.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S090.md) - [RCW 70A.208.100 RCW 70A.208.100: Convenience standards—Alternative collection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S100.md) - [RCW 70A.208.110 RCW 70A.208.110: Statewide needs assessments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S110.md) - [RCW 70A.208.120 RCW 70A.208.120: Equity study.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S120.md) - [RCW 70A.208.130 RCW 70A.208.130: Producer responsibility organization—Plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S130.md) - [RCW 70A.208.140 RCW 70A.208.140: Producer responsibility organization—Contingency plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S140.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C208_S010. 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